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Just think for a second. OU doesn't beat AKron in MAC tournament. They do not go to the NCAA. They maybe get a home NIT game because they have one of the finest arena in the region, but who knows?

Sat in front of Coach Dambrodt at the Ohio State HS tournament yesterday. Didn't see anyone from BGSU, but doesn't mean they weren't here.

Ohio may have been a strong bubble team. Akron's record in Nov and Dec kept them off the bubble. However, Ohio played strong in Nov and Dec and had impressive showing at Louisville. If Akron, had won the MAC tournament, the MAC might had two bids!

For next year, Ohio returns everybody. Akron only loses Cvetnick. I expect these two team to dominate the MAC next year and knock on the door of the Top 25. These will be the two strongest MAC teams in years.

What ever happened to Anthony Hitchins at Akron?

zete wrote:What ever happened to Anthony Hitchins at Akron?

Hitchens out; Dambrot continues roster changes at UA

By Tom Gaffney
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published: May 14, 2010 - 11:34 AM | Updated: June 18, 2011 - 08:39 AM

Sophomore guard Anthony ''Humpty'' Hitchens has become the fourth member of the University of Akron basketball team to leave the program since the end of the 2009-10 season.

Zips coach Keith Dambrot confirmed Friday that Hitchens will not return next season.

Dambrot said that Hitchens has been dealing with the unexpected death of his 41-year-old father recently, but that he is not sure about his plans for the future.

''He had two good years here,'' Dambrot said. ''Young people have to make decisions and with the death of his father, he had to make one in the best interests of his family. We have to support that.''

http://www.ohio.com/news/hitchens-out-d ... a-1.170203


It's Official: Hitchens Gains Eligibility with JMU
Thursday 10-07-2010 5:11pm ET
It's official Anthony Humpty Hitchens has been granted permission to play for the James Madison Dukes beginning this season.

Hitchens enrolled at JMU (Harrisonburg, Virginia) after being granted a release from his scholarship by the University of Akron last May and since has been waiting for the ruling from the NCAA.

Hitchens is one of four players who departed the Zips program last spring.
As one of the main cogs for the Chillicothe Basketball state championship team, Hitchens also helped guide Akron to a Mid American Conference title and an NCAA tournament appearance his freshman season, saw limited action last season as the Zips fell short to Ohio University in the MAC final.

James Madison will host an exhibition game on Sunday October 31st, before participating in the 2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas (11/12, 9pm ET on ESPNU) and then at The Citadel at Charleston, South Carolina the following weekend.

CLICK HERE for the JMU 2010-11 Schedule.

(The Official New Release)

HARRISONBURG, Va., Oct. 7, 2010 – James Madison junior men’s basketball player Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) was ruled eligible by the NCAA on Thursday for the 2010-11 season following a transfer from the University of Akron during the summer.

The NCAA typically requires all Division I transfers to sit out one full year of residency, however in Hitchens’ case, he was granted a waiver due to precedent staying true to form of other similar circumstances. He will have two full seasons of eligibility with the Dukes.

“Obviously our program is ecstatic first and foremost for Humpty that he has immediate eligibility,” commented third-year JMU head coach Matt Brady. “Humpty for our basketball program is a terrific person first and a terrific basketball player second. More critically, he’s a young guy with excellent leadership skills and an insatiable desire to win.”

Hitchens, a 5-9 guard, saw extensive action in his first two seasons at Akron, appearing in 33 games with 22 starts as a sophomore and averaging 8.5 points per game while leading the team with 91 assists. He had 14 double-figure games for the Zips and entered the season as an Honorable Mention Preseason Mid-Major All-American by CollegeInsider.com. He finished the season ranked fourth in the Mid-American Conference in league play with a 1.84 assist-to-turnover ratio.

As a freshman, he was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Freshman Team after appearing in 35 games with 30 consecutive starts and averaging 8.8 points per game while again leading the team with 78 assists. An ankle sprain limited him in Akron's MAC Tournament run. He will be the lone JMU player with NCAA Championship experience, having played seven minutes as a freshman for the 13th-seeded Zips in a 77-64 opening-round loss to fourth-seeded Gonzaga in 2009. He finished the season with 17 double-figure outings, including his career high of 23 against North Carolina A&T.

At Chillicothe High School, he was named First Team All-State in Division II after leading the Cavaliers to a 25-2 record and the state championship. Hitchins scored 24 points in a 70-69 overtime win in the 2008 title game over Toledo Libbey High School, which included current JMU junior Julius Wells. Hitchens averaged 21.7 points, 6.0 assists, and 5.0 rebounds as a senior and amassed 1,753 points in his four-year scholastic career.

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Thank you! I always admired him and was glad he went to Akron. Then I noticed he wasn't around anymore.
First saw him in action at state tournament. In that game he took things into his own hands and helped shut down a strong team from Toledo featuring Wm. Buford. Chillicothe went on to win the title. He was the best player on the court.